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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions.

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Tips for Starting a Successful 3PL Relationship for Freight

GlobalTranz

Partnering with the right third-party logistics (3PL) provider goes beyond a simple service contract. A strong 3PL becomes more than just a coordinator of shipping — they act as an integrated part of your team, working toward your long-term goals. Ask your 3PL provider: What could we be doing differently to ship more efficiently?

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions.

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How a 3PL Can Strengthen Your Supply Chain Resilience

GlobalTranz

A third-party logistics provider (3PL) can help you anticipate disruption, respond quickly and stay competitive. Partnering with a 3PL helps mitigate these risks. A 3PL can be a valuable ally here , too. It's a critical part of many 3PL supply chain strategies. The good news? However, it's not without risk.

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How Good is Your Logistics Service Provider?

Logistics Viewpoints

But in the context of the Shippers Council, the shipper is the cargo owner (or BCO beneficial cargo owner), usually a manufacturer, who contracts with a logistics service provider (LSP), which, in the Councils definition, can be a transportation (land, sea, air) company, an express company, a forwarder, or a full-fledged 3PL.

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How to Optimize Fulfillment with Unified Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Many large organizations have multiple systems for order, warehouse, or transportation management that are barely integrated frequently not at all. Companies have two options to consider for fulfillment operations: in-house fulfillment or outsourcing fulfillment to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions. They are applying predictive analytics and data science to choose an optimal response quickly, driven by facts and pre-defined business outcomes.